Chapter 1015 The beast of the night
The Han army scouts held their breath and looked at Lao Niu''s figure with fear. They felt that in the dark of night, their hearts were beating fast, as if they were about to jump out of their chests.
I don’t know how long it took before I saw Lao Niu climbing down the hill. He got up and bent over to touch it. When he came over, he heard Lao Niu lower his voice and say: "More than a dozen barbarian spies! Although I can''t see clearly." It’s clear, but the smell is definitely the same! It’s right behind the **** in front!”
When the Han army dispatched scouts, the Hu people would naturally send out spies from the surrounding areas, but no one expected that they would encounter one in such a place!
I don’t know who whispered: “Then let’s go back quickly and report to Captain Zhang?”
Lao Niu glanced at the new recruit, but shook his head and said: "What are we? We are scouts, we are the eyeballs to find out the enemy''s military situation, and we are also the sentinel blocking cloth to stop the opponent... Now there are more than a dozen barbarian scouts on the opposite side. Did we see any traces of the Hu troops? What military information should we go back to report?”
Lao Niu said something, and the recruit he was talking about was a little embarrassed.
“We can’t go back now, but we can’t let the barbarian spies just swagger in our direction and find out our true identity..."
"What should we do? We can kill it!" The recruit just now waved his arm and said emphatically, perhaps to prove that he was not timid for a moment.
"There are sentries from the other side on the hilltop opposite, and we still have these houses as cover here. If we go straight towards it, we are sure to be discovered by these barbarian sentries... It''s hard to hit the cold arrows from the hilltop with force. ..." Lao Niu also scratched his head a little.
Several people squatted in one place and were silent for a moment. Lao Niu finally made a decision: "Let''s ambush here. These barbarian scouts are feeding the horses and resting, and they always want to spy on us... We can''t let them do this." Keep swaggering and touching them! What''s more, as long as they come, we will be in the dark. If we are lucky, it will be a success to catch a few heads! "
Everyone agreed after hearing this, so Lao Niu asked one of them to lead all the horses to watch the way back, and then led the rest of the people to hide among the broken eaves and walls. Each person is responsible for looking in one direction and taking in everything around them. No matter which direction the barbarian scouts move in, they will be discovered.
If the barbarians retreat, then follow them from a distance, maybe just follow the vines and follow the vines. If the barbarian scouts don''t have eyesight and really bump into them, then they must give these barbarians a taste of the swords, guns and arrows in their hands. the taste.
Several people were crouching in the shadows, but the recruit who had been taught a lesson by Lao Niu squatted beside the half-broken wall next to Lao Niu and observed the surrounding situation in silence. After a while, the recruit couldn''t help but whisper: "What? Commander, you know so much, when will I miss you..."
Lao Niu patted his shoulder lightly, and then said: "It''s okay, just learn slowly...as long as..."
Lao Niu spoke in a low voice, almost like purring in his throat, and then purred the last few words of the sentence without speaking them out.
As long as you have a tough life...
After going to the battlefield, those who survive will naturally understand it. If they still can''t learn it, then they won''t survive the next time, so naturally they don''t have to worry about learning anything anymore.
?Just as the two of them were talking in a low voice, they suddenly heard the noise in front of them getting louder, and the sound of horse hooves striking at random, which was particularly clear in the night.
Lao Niu''s expression changed, and he quickly waved the recruit back to his position. Then he quietly poked half of his head out of the darkness of the remaining wall to check.
?The sound of horse hooves was not coming from the direction of the previous slope, but from the other side!
Under the dim light of the stars and moon, one can see the silhouettes of a group of barbarian scouts flickering...
?Then the whistle sounded in the other direction, and another group of barbarian scouts appeared along with the sound!
There are already thirty or forty Hu people gathered here, which is several times more than the Han army scouts led by Lao Niu!
Damn it!
?This is actually the planned gathering point for the barbarian scouts!
Suddenly, several people didn''t even dare to come out. They just lay motionless in the shadows of the corners and deep in the long grass.
??In the darkness of the night, these barbarian scouts appeared out of nowhere, their low whistles echoing each other, and the war horses also snorted and snorted as they gathered together.
Settlements were originally chosen to be in areas with convenient road transportation, so this area naturally became a natural gathering point for the Hu people. These barbarian scouts gathered together and were talking to each other. Needless to say, they must be exchanging information about surrounding detection...
Lao Niu felt his heart pounding. Ordinary people may not know the meaning of this situation, but to Lao Niu, it meant that these barbarian scouts were actually clearing the military road and preparing for the war. The vanguard of the army will spread out here to detect the surrounding situation and control the path forward of the army!
The barbarian army is coming in this direction!
Perhaps it was because they had not encountered anything along the way, so these barbarian scouts were not particularly cautious. Instead, they carried out sentinels as usual to ascertain the conditions of the road ahead of the army, maintain the security of the army''s flanks, and control the marching nodes. , they never considered that there would be opponents coming towards them as well...
It is normal for the barbarians to have such a reaction. The cavalry moved quickly and came and went like the wind. If they did not happen to encounter them, even if there were some traces, most of them would dissipate as time went by and the night wind blew. Therefore, these barbarians I never thought that the Han army would also come up!
It seems that this area has been surveyed by the Hu scouts before, so these Hu scouts have no intention of checking the broken eaves and broken walls again. They are just scattered all over the road, facing the surrounding area on guard, and only see the silhouettes of people. As the longing came and went, someone inserted a long wooden stick on the side of the road. On the top of the wooden stick, a section was painted with white paint. It was extremely obvious even in the dark night.
?This is the road sign for the Hu army to march.
??The hidden Han soldiers all turned their gazes towards Lao Niu, silently asking what to do now. The number of men on the opposite side was now several times their own. If they really fought, they might not be able to gain much benefit.
And it seems that the Hu army is about to follow. The only option now seems to be to retreat quickly and notify the troops in the rear that the Hu people are coming towards this line of defense!
Lao Niu was still crouching at the remaining wall and said nothing.
After a commotion for a while, the Hu scouts separated into a group and headed north, seemingly to find the Hu group to recover, while the other twenty or so people remained where they were.
"Old Niu... let''s go now..." A veteran came over, lay in the shadow of the corner, and said softly, "The barbarian army may be behind... If you don''t leave, I''m afraid I won''t be able to leave..."
But Lao Niu remained motionless, and after a moment of silence he said: "No... how many people are there in the Hu people''s brigade, what equipment they have, and who leads them. We don''t know any of these things. Even if we go back, we can''t say anything. What’s the use?”
“Then what do you want...it’s not that you want...”
…………… ???The silent night suddenly became noisy.
? Groups of Hu cavalry appeared in the distance. They all traveled long distances. Of course, for war horses, this big guy is also extremely short-sighted, so he can''t walk fast at night and can''t run. As a cavalry, since he can''t gallop, half of it is to cherish the war horses, and half of it is to reduce the movement of the march. , so most people dismounted and led them forward along the road signs.
??This large group of Hu people are the Xiongnu tribesmen who came out of the Yinshan camp and came to carry out Tuoba Guoluo''s order to plunder the Han people.
It’s not that these Xiongnu cavalry were so rampant that they dared to march at night, but in order to complete the order as quickly as possible and not go deep alone for too long, causing the Han cavalry to cut off their return route, they chose to march all night.
At night, the white-headed wooden sticks on one side of the road are still quite obvious, so you won’t go in the wrong direction. These wooden sticks were the work of the Huns'' scouts, guiding the large group of people forward. Once the large group of people and horses passed by, these Huns'' scouts would put away the wooden sticks, then surpass the troops, reach the front and continue to mark the direction of advance.
This large group of Xiongnu soldiers and horses totaled nearly a thousand people. I don’t know whether it was for the sake of portability or for other reasons. They did not raise the ox-tail banner like the Xianbei people, nor did they bring much luggage. Even There were no one or two horses, but some pack horses at the rear of the team.
The large group of Xiongnu soldiers just marched forward silently. Although the terrain in the Yinshan Mountains is generally flat and there is no need to worry about rough roads, but when there are more people and horses, some problems will inevitably arise. For example, some people are too fast. , some people were slow, and then they were crowded together. Although the Hu people also had military orders, they were just general regulations. As for a march like this, it was naturally impossible to measure the pace with a ruler like later generations did. It was necessary to Only if it''s exactly right...
Many exhausted Hu people simply left the group, sat down on the side of the road, opened their ragged skins to fan themselves, took out their water bags and drank sips of water.
?Seeing that the team was a little slack, Lin Yinqin just gritted his teeth silently, the flesh on his cheeks trembled twice, but in the end he didn''t say anything.
?These are the tribesmen who have followed him all the way to fight for their lives. It is already good to have these left, so how can you ask for anything more?
It is only right to rush to the next gathering place of Han people and then plunder them back to Yinshan Mountain.
Others thought it was a good job to appear like this, and they all looked at themselves with a hint of envy. However, Lin Yinqin knew that the Han people today may not be like before, and they could be chased by thirty or fifty people. Running around, the Han army with the tricolor flag today is really not ordinary...
?His own army may not be able to gain much benefit if it encounters a large force of the Han army head-on.
What will happen to him and his tribe next? When Lin Yinqin thought about this problem, his heart felt as if there was a sudden empty space and he felt uncomfortable. The original dream of returning to the Imperial Court of Meiji to dominate with the help of Xianbei power has been shattered, but what follows is like a nightmare after another, overwhelming, and even the direction of the future seems to be completely invisible. .
At this moment, there was a sudden noise ahead, and then someone was heard screaming. The shrill voice spread far in the night sky: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
I don’t know who shouted: “It’s Han people! Han people!”
Suddenly, the whole marching Huns group was in chaos. Those sitting on the ground jumped up, those under the horses got on their horses, those in the queue rushed out, and those behind wanted to move forward. For a while, people shouted horses, and the chaos was overwhelming. .
"Calm down! Calm down!" Lin Yinqin shouted loudly, "Everyone should lead his own troops! Don''t rush around! Where is the commander of the front team? Report the situation!"
“It’s the Han people! It’s the Han people’s scouts!”
From top to bottom, the Xiongnu brigade never thought that they would encounter Han soldiers and horses at this time! And he even dared to launch an attack in front of a large group of people!
The sound of horse hooves was heard, and a messenger ran to Linyinqin and reported: "Our sentry in front encountered a Han scout! They are fighting!"
Before Lin Yinqin could give any orders, another messenger ran over and said: "Two of the Han scouts died, one of our scouts died, another was injured, and... another person was captured... "
"What?!" Lin Yinqin shouted, "Let the leader of the team in front lead the people to chase immediately. I must chase them back! Kill the Han scouts!"
Chuanqi erred, and then said: "Report to the Commander... He has been chased out..."
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard another loud crash in front of me!
"What''s wrong!" Lin Yinqin couldn''t hold back his anger and roared, "Come here! Follow me!"
But when Lin Yinqin and his guards arrived at the front of the queue, they saw the body of the small-headed man who was originally leading the queue...
??The war horse screamed at the side, using its big head to hold the motionless body on the ground with its head missing.
?The head of the Xiongnu leader fell to one side, his eyes wide open, as if he was still wondering how he died, but the neck on his body was like a sharp knife, and blood flowed out of it.
“What’s going on!?”
A surviving Huns sat next to the corpse, with a panicked look on his face. After hearing Lin Yinqin''s roar, the focus of his eyes slowly came together. He raised his finger and pointed tremblingly. He said: "...Han people, Han people are escaping from here...we and the leader are chasing...but...but here..."
??The Huns trembled all over, obviously recalling some bad scene, "...these Han people know magic...know magic...when the leader chased him here, this head...the head... fell off by himself..."
"Falled by yourself?" Lin Yinqin opened his eyes in disbelief, "This is impossible!"
Whose head will fall down automatically?
Lin Yinqin knew that his people would not lie to him, so there must be something hidden in the broken eaves and broken walls in front of him.
But Lin Yinqin didn’t know what caused it.
Lin Yinqin looked up at the dark ruins of the eaves and broken walls. For some reason, he suddenly felt like a ferocious beast baring its teeth and claws in the dark night, with its mouth wide open, waiting for him to step forward and put it into his mouth...
(End of this chapter)